November 23, 2021 – Out for a short sail with friends and we found a minke whale outside of Friday Harbor traveling south in San Juan Channel. He/she has a…
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A minke whale between Flattop and White Rock
October 27, 2021 – A Steller sea lion outside Friday Harbor, bald eagles galore, harbor seals, harbor porpoise, a minke whale, a Peregrine falcon, and various types of birds including common…
Read moreSouth Lopez and a minke whale on MacArthur Bank
October 7, 2021 – North, south, east or west? We picked a fun adventure to the south. Gorgeous lighting and cloud reflections around Turn Island with lots of raccoons (9?), harbor…
Read moreThree minke whales on MacArthur Bank with dark skies and rainbows
October 6, 2021 – An unforgettable adventure with 3 minke whales on MacArthur Bank in glassy seas and incredible lighting topped off with a rainbow.
Read moreFun sea lion and minke encounters, and Orcas (T18’s) along west side of San Juan
September 23, 2021 – What a fun adventure it was circumnavigating San Juan Island. An exciting sea lion close encounter, followed by a great minke whale encounter, and then seeing…
Read moreL Pod in Boundary Pass and a Minke whale by Minke Lake
September 18, 2021 – An exciting encounter seeing Southern Resident orcas from L Pod followed by a minke whale encounter in the area known as “Minke Lake” west of Waldron…
Read moreOn Salmon Bank with a minke whale
September 14, 2021 – It was a fun adventure even with the rain – We saw bald eagles, harbor seals, harbor porpoise, diving birds, cormorants, sea lions, and a minke…
Read moreOrcas T18’s with a minke on Salmon Bank
September 7, 2021 – Today and had another sail with the orca family known as the T18’s and a minke whale like the day before. Yesterday we went north, and…
Read moreMinke whale northbound in San Juan Channel
September 4, 2021 – After leaving the harbor we had thoughts to go south after hearing of a minke whale to the south in San Juan Channel. However, after we…
Read moreMultiple Minke whales near Salmon Bank
September 2, 2021 – We headed south on our full day sail. We found a minke whale on Salmon Bank and a pair swimming together on our way back to…
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